diff --git a/homeassistant/block_async_io.py b/homeassistant/block_async_io.py
index 1e47e30876c26..5f58925c53c19 100644
--- a/homeassistant/block_async_io.py
+++ b/homeassistant/block_async_io.py
@@ -52,10 +52,9 @@ def enable() -> None:
         HTTPConnection.putrequest, loop_thread_id=loop_thread_id
     )
 
-    # Prevent sleeping in event loop. Non-strict since 2022.02
+    # Prevent sleeping in event loop.
     time.sleep = protect_loop(
         time.sleep,
-        strict=False,
         check_allowed=_check_sleep_call_allowed,
         loop_thread_id=loop_thread_id,
     )